Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rookie party leader chided for wearing jeans in Manitoba question period
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician changed his pants after being chided for wearing jeans in the legislature chamber. Dougald Lamont, the Liberal leader who was first elected in July, found himself in t...
Oct 25, 2018
Canada ratifies Pacific Rim trade deal after final vote in Senate
OTTAWA - A bill to enact a new trade pact with Pacific Rim countries has passed the legislative finish line, making Canada one of the first countries to ratify the 11-country deal. Approving the agree...
Oct 25, 2018
Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to some charges related to Amber Alert
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A man accused of a child abduction that sparked an Amber Alert in north-central Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to several charges. Johnathan Gunville, who is 19, has admitte...
Oct 25, 2018
Cirque du Soleil's Saudi Arabia show 'difficult' for founder Guy Laliberte
MONTREAL - In the light of recent geopolitical tensions in Saudi Arabia, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte has expressed some discomfort with the troop’s performance in that country on Sept...
Oct 25, 2018
Pipe bomb scare raises new questions about mail safety
NEW YORK - The wave of pipe bombs addressed to prominent Democrats has raised fresh questions about the ability of the U.S. Postal Service and private delivery companies to intercept explosives and ot...
Oct 25, 2018
Police reopen investigation into 1972 death of Ontario Indigenous teen
Concerns raised by the family of an Indigenous teen who died in northern Ontario more than four decades ago have prompted the province’s police force to take a fresh look at the case, the lead i...
Oct 25, 2018
Amber Heard says she is happy to have moved on with her life
LOS ANGELES - Actress Amber Heard has a movie coming out this weekend that will be new to theatres and mass audiences, but for her it’s actually quite old. “London Fields,” an adapta...
Oct 25, 2018
Capitals F Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension upheld by Bettman
NEW YORK - Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson’s 20-game suspension for an illegal check to an opponent’s head in a preseason game was upheld by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursda...
Oct 25, 2018
Nguyen says paying for his skating has changed his perspective on skating
LAVAL, Que. - Nam Nguyen has a newfound love for his sport. It partly took paying the bills to find it. The 20-year-old from Toronto had intended to quit figure skating last season as part of a deal h...
Oct 25, 2018
New teachers in Ontario will be made to take math test before getting licence
TORONTO - All aspiring teachers in Ontario will be required to pass a math proficiency test before receiving their licence to teach, the Progressive Conservative government said Thursday as it introdu...
Oct 25, 2018